"But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" write by Anita Loos. This book was released on 1928. "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Romantic history of girl who prefers a saxophone player to a millionaire as told by Lorelai.
Anita Loos Rediscovered
Anita Loos Rediscovered - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Anita Loos Rediscovered write by Anita Loos. This book was released on 2003-11-10. Anita Loos Rediscovered available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "I adored Anita, as did the entire fashion and literary world. She was four feet nine inches of lithe, slender, dramatic chic."—Carol Channing "This book celebrates a character as memorable as any Anita Loos created in her writing. She was an indomitable, wise-cracking prodigy who not only helped create Hollywood, but managed to survive it."—John Sayles "If we can't have the wonderful Anita Loos-smart, witty, literate and fun- writing today's Hollywood movies, at least we can get reacquainted with her and her work through this delightful book. Filled with previously unpublished material, it shows that while gentlemen may have preferred blondes, everyone else in town wisely preferred the irresistible Ms. Loos."—Kenneth Turan, film critic for the Los Angeles Times "This is a wonderful book about a talented, fascinating, and groundbreaking woman. Her life epitomizes a certain era in show business and describes a Hollywood in which few women were allowed to rise to the top. Anita Loos did and we were all the beneficiaries. I loved the book!"—Peter Duchin "Not only is it valuable to have these delightful Anita Loos pieces, but the biographical chapters are fascinating too."—Kevin Brownlow, author of David Lean: A Biography
Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes write by Kristin Sergel. This book was released on 1958. Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Lorelei Lee is just a little girl from Little Rock who takes the world by storm to teach its gentlemen that "kissing your hand may make you feel very very good but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever." Anita Loos first published the diaries of the gold-digging blonde in 1925, forging a new archetype for the modern world.
Mean...Moody...Magnificent!
Mean...Moody...Magnificent! - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mean...Moody...Magnificent! write by Christina Rice. This book was released on 2021-06-15. Mean...Moody...Magnificent! available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. By the early 1950s, Jane Russell (1921--2011) should have been forgotten. Her career was launched on what is arguably the most notorious advertising campaign in cinema history, which invited filmgoers to see Howard Hughes's The Outlaw (1943) and to "tussle with Russell." Throughout the 1940s, she was nicknamed the "motionless picture actress" and had only three films in theaters. With such a slow, inauspicious start, most aspiring actresses would have given up or faded away. Instead, Russell carved out a place for herself in Hollywood and became a memorable and enduring star. Christina Rice offers the first biography of the actress and activist perhaps most well-known for her role in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Despite the fact that her movie career was stalled for nearly a decade, Russell's filmography is respectable. She worked with some of Hollywood's most talented directors -- including Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh, Nicholas Ray, and Josef von Sternberg -- and held her own alongside costars such as Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum, Clark Gable, Vincent Price, and Bob Hope. She also learned how to fight back against Howard Hughes, her boss for more than thirty-five years, and his marketing campaigns that exploited her physical appearance. Beyond the screen, Rice reveals Russell as a complex and confident woman. She explores the star's years as a spokeswoman for Playtex as well as her deep faith and work as a Christian vocalist. Rice also discusses Russell's leadership and patronage of the WAIF foundation, which for many years served as the fundraising arm of the International Social Service (ISS) agency. WAIF raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, successfully lobbied Congress to change laws, and resulted in the adoption of tens of thousands of orphaned children. For Russell, the work she did to help unite families overshadowed any of her onscreen achievements. On the surface, Jane Russell seemed to live a charmed life, but Rice illuminates her darker moments and her personal struggles, including her empowered reactions to the controversies surrounding her films and her feelings about being portrayed as a sex symbol. This stunning first biography offers a fresh perspective on a star whose legacy endures not simply because she forged a notable film career, but also because she effectively used her celebrity to benefit others.
Flaming Classics
Flaming Classics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Flaming Classics write by Alexander Doty. This book was released on 2002-06. Flaming Classics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This lively, opinionated, and playful look at the movies is a must-read for film buffs, and for anyone interested in gender, sexuality, and popular culture. One thing's for sure. After reading Flaming Classics you'll know you're definitely not in Kansas anymore.
